Autotransfusion in major orthopaedic surgery: Experience with 1785 patients

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 662-664

  Borghi, B ^a   Pignotti, E ^a   Montebugnoli, M ^a   Bassi, A ^a   Corbascio, M ^a   De Simone, N ^a   Elmar, K ^a   Righi, U ^a   Laguardia, A M ^a   Bugamelli, S ^a   Cataldi, F ^a   Ranocchi, R ^a   Feoli, M A ^a   Bombardini, T ^a   Gargioni, G ^a   Franchini, A G ^a   Caroli, G C ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, audit; Blood, salvage; Blood, transfusion; Surgery, orthopaedic; Transfusion, autotransfusion

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; HEPARIN CALCIUM;

ARTICLE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; BLOOD DONOR; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HIP SURGERY; HUMAN; KNEE SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; THROMBOSIS; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 0030779569     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/79.5.662     Document Type: Article

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